Anemia in the elderly: not always what it seems.
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Anemia in the Elderly: not Always what it Seems
Anemia in the elderly is a common but challenging clinical scenario. Here we describe the case of an older woman who presented with anemia and elevated inflammation markers. After a complete diagnostic work-up, a definite etiology of the anemia could not be found so eventually a bone marrow biopsy was performed and she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. She responded well to erythropo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2035-3006
DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2016.017